Exciting news! 🌿🔬A groundbreaking publication on controlling the cassava whitefly pest and virus vector using natural botanical oils is out now! 📚🌱 This study demonstrates the enormous potential of eco-friendly solutions in protecting our cassava crops. #PublicationAlert

We are opening PhD, MSc & postdoc positions to Ugandan biomedical & epidemiological scientists that do not agree with this stupid/discriminatory law and that may want a safe place at CERI in Cape Town, South Africa. Together, we will fight discrimination. Please Retweet

I love that there's an NIH mechanism designed to forgive student loan debt. If you're interested in learning more tune in to our next National Black Postdoctoral Association (NBPA) event 👇🏾

Upcoming virtual workshop: High-throughput Screening Tools for Traits and Vector Elements We are looking forward to presentations by two excellent speakers: Philip Benfey and Thomas Jacobs! #ScienceTwitter #Plantbiology #GenomeEditing #PlantScience

Check out the 'First Look' version of our Plant Disease paper: apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/PD… A great team effort 🍄 #FocTR4 #PlantHealth #EmergingPlantDiseases #Venezuela #Fusarium

Reduction in cassava bacterial blight by using genome editing to prevent bacterial effector from binding to its target. 👏 Congrats to fresh Dr. Kiona, Becky Bart, and team!

Have any plant sci folks used digital PCR (ddPCR etc) for large gene expression studies? Do you own a device? Any thoughts?

Are you passionate about livestock research and community development? CIP is seeking a Research Officer to promote small livestock rearing, particularly cavies, in Ghana. 📆 Closing date: July 15th Apply now: 👉🏽 bit.ly/Job-ResearchOf…

Upcoming virtual workshop! Join us on July 27th for presentations covering fundamental and practical aspects of Agrobacterium transformation. #plantscience #plantbreeding #agrobacterium

There are still opportunities to join the RIPE team! We are looking for a research lab technician & a science communication intern at Genomic Biology & a postdoctoral researcher at the Danforth Center. Learn more about the openings here: bit.ly/3C2gNKF #plantscijobs

Indian scientists have developed the first ever low-pungent mustard that is pest and disease-resistant. It is based on CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing indianexpress.com/article/explai…

MCB.berkeley.edu is soliciting applications for an Assistant Professor position studying fundamental aspects of genetics, genomics, evolution, and/or developmental biology. Bring it on! aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04110

Induced resistance to Fusarium wilt of banana caused by Tropical Race 4 in Cavendish cv Grand Naine bananas after challenging with avirulent Fusarium spp. journals.plos.org/plosone/articl… #aniversarypaper #panamadisease #fusariumTR4

Public registration is OPEN for the UC Berkeley Plant Genome Engineering Symposium! This 10/27. Featuring global luminaries at the forefront of plant engineering, and hosted in the heart of gene editing Institute for Geographic Information Science. Seats are limited. Register for free now: rb.gy/iv1tt

New year new me: I'll be an assistant professor at UC Berkeley Plant & Microbial Biology🌱🦠, starting Jan 2024! Time-traveling with herbaria and tinkering with genetics, my lab will work on how plants adapt to climate change molecularly. I'll be recruiting at all levels! patricialang.org

Today, Ghana has become the 100th depositor in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault! It was joined by 15 other institutions, including one other first-time depositor – the Bonn University Botanic Gardens – in safeguarding duplicates of their seed collections. Following this latest